9L23: Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase

cryo-EM structure of Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase complexed with Osteocalcin. Determined by electron microscopy at 2.62 Å resolution. Released 22 Oct 2025.

Method
Electron microscopy
Resolution
2.62 Å
Organism
Homo sapiens
Chains
2
Atoms
6,258
Mol. weight
94.03 kDa
Ligands
NAG, A1AVC, CLR, PEE
Released
22 Oct 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

9L23 contains 44 α-helices and 21 β-strands across 2 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.

Chain A: 41 helices, 19 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix33-386
α-helix42-454
α-helix48-547
β-strand5911
α-helix62-7817
α-helix85-873
α-helix88-914
α-helix109-1113
α-helix112-13120
α-helix135-15218
α-helix154-1563
α-helix159-17214
α-helix188-1903
β-strand19312
β-strand19511
α-helix198-21720
α-helix221-2255
α-helix232-2343
α-helix236-2438
α-helix247-2493
α-helix250-2589
α-helix259-27113
α-helix276-29318
α-helix299-3068
α-helix307-3104
α-helix315-3228
α-helix325-3273
α-helix332-3332
α-helix336-3372
β-strand33812
α-helix3391
α-helix358-37619
α-helix377-3793
α-helix385-3873
β-strand406-416113
β-strand423-42643
α-helix436-4394
α-helix441-45414
α-helix455-4584
β-strand464-473103
β-strand47814
β-strand479-48023
β-strand48215
β-strand50215
α-helix503-5053
α-helix510-5123
α-helix513-5219
β-strand528-53474
β-strand539-54356
α-helix544-5452
β-strand550-55784
β-strand560-56456
β-strand569-57356
β-strand578-58144
β-strand586-59166
β-strand597-60484
α-helix606-62722
α-helix654-67421
α-helix677-70731
α-helix713-72311
Chain B: 3 helices, 2 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand-1613
α-helix-13--104
β-strand1413
α-helix32-343
α-helix38-469

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylaseAprotein698Homo sapiensP38435 (AlphaFold model)
OsteocalcinBprotein68Homo sapiensP02818 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (A), FASTA
>9L23_1 Vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylase (chains A)
SRIGKLLGFEWTDLSSWRRLVTLLNRPTDPASLAVFRFLFGFLMVLDIPQERGLSSLDRK
YLDGLDVCRFPLLDALRPLPLDWMYLVYTIMFLGALGMMLGLCYRISCVLFLLPYWYVFL
LDKTSWNNHSYLYGLLAFQLTFMDANHYWSVDGLLNAHRRNAHVPLWNYAVLRGQIFIVY
FIAGVKKLDADWVEGYSMEYLSRHWLFSPFKLLLSEELTSLLVVHWGGLLLDLSAGFLLF
FDVSRSIGLFFVSYFHCMNSQLFSIGMFSYVMLASSPLFCSPEWPRKLVSYCPRRLQQLL
PLKAAPQPSVSCVYKRSRGKSGQKPGLRHQLGAAFTLLYLLEQLFLPYSHFLTQGYNNWT
NGLYGYSWDMMVHSRSHQHVKITYRDGRTGELGYLNPGVFTQSRRWKDHADMLKQYATCL
SRLLPKYNVTEPQIYFDIWVSINDRFQQRIFDPRVDIVQAAWSPFQRTSWVQPLLMDLSP
WRAKLQEIKSSLDNHTEVVFIADFPGLHLENFVSEDLGNTSIQLLQGEVTVELVAEQKNQ
TLREGEKMQLPAGEYHKVYTTSPSPSCYMYVYVNTTELALEQDLAYLQELKEKVENGSET
GPLPPELQPLLEGEVKGGPEPTPLVQTFLRRQQRLQEIERRRNTPFHERFFRFLLRKLYV
FRRSFLMTCISLRNLILGRPSLEQLAQEVTYANLRPFE
Sequence of entity 2 (B), FASTA
>9L23_2 Osteocalcin (chains B)
GAAFVSKQEGSEVVKRPRRYLYQWLGAPVPYPDPLEPRREVCELNPDCDELADHIGFQEA
YRRFYGPV

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
NAG2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranoseC8 H15 N O61
A1AVCvitamin K1 hydroquinoneC31 H48 O21
CLRCholesterolC27 H46 O1
PEE1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamineC41 H78 N O8 P3
Y01Cholesterol hemisuccinateC31 H50 O41
CO2Carbon dioxideC O21
BCTBicarbonate ionC H O31

Primary citation

Structural insight into bicarbonate-mediated carboxylation by human vitamin K-dependent carboxylase. Wu, K., Wang, Z., Yao, D. et al. Nat Commun (2025) 16:10480-10480. DOI 10.1038/s41467-025-65488-3 · PubMed

Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt P38435 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:

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